Why Idaho brought back the firing squad
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students to death, could face a firing squad if convicted. At his arraignment Monday, Kohberger “stood silent” when asked to enter a plea, leaving the judge to formally enter a not guilty plea on the suspect’s behalf. A trial is scheduled for October 2. The prosecution has sixty days to notify the court if they want to pursue the death penalty — and because of a new Idaho law that goes into effect on July 1, the state could administer the death penalty by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are not available. Idaho governor Brad Little signed the law on March 24 after it passed both chambers of the Idaho Legislature.
